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Your friend
Aristeus, the son of Dexion, was in chains. Why was this? He had betrayed the fleet.
For what bribe? He had deserted the army. What had Cleomenes done? He had done
nothing at all. Yet you had presented him with a golden crown for his valour. He had
discharged the sailors. But you had received from them all the price of their
discharge. Another father, from another district, was Eubulida of Herlita: a man of
great reputation in his city, and of high birth; who, because he had injured
Cleomenes in defending his son, had been left nearly destitute. But what was there
which any one could say or allege in his defence? They are not allowed to name
Cleomenes. But the cause compels them to do so. You shall die if you do name him,
(for he never threatened any one with trifling punishment.) But there were no
rowers. What! are you accusing the praetor? Break his neck. If one is not allowed to
name either the praetor, or the rival of the praetor, when the whole case turns on
the conduct of these two men, what is to be done?
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